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The Civil War Uniform
From blue to gray and many colors in between, the clothing of the Civil War soldier was often far from uniform By Catherine McNiff Confederate general uniform (Atlanta Civil War Museum, By London…Civil War Weapons
From rocks to rifles, find out how Civil War soldiers armed themselves By Catherine McNiff reenactor firing an 1858 Enfield musket Related Links Uniforms of the Civil War Civil War…Women in the Civil War
Are you ready to test your knowledge on the role of women during the American Civil War? From nurses and spies to soldiers and activists, women played a vital role in shaping the course of history…Ts'ai Yüan-p'ei
(Encyclopedia) Ts'ai Yüan-p'eiTs'ai Yüan-p'eitsī yüän-pā [key], 1867–1940, Chinese educator and intellectual leader. He achieved distinction as a classical scholar but later joined (1904) the anti-…Zetkin, Klara
(Encyclopedia) Zetkin, KlaraZetkin, Klarakläˈrä tsĕtˈkĭn [key], 1857–1933, German Communist leader and feminist. A teacher, she early joined the Social Democratic party and together with Rosa…riparian rights
(Encyclopedia) riparian rights: see water rights.natural rights
(Encyclopedia) natural rights, political theory that maintains that an individual enters into society with certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights. The modern idea of…emission rights
(Encyclopedia) emission rights: see pollution allowance.victims' rights
(Encyclopedia) victims' rights, rights of victims in the prosecution of the crimes commited against them. Nearly all U.S. states have enacted some victims rights legislation; federal legislation also…water rights
(Encyclopedia) water rights, in law, the qualified privilege of a landowner to use the water adjacent to or flowing through his property. The privilege, also known as riparian rights, may be modified…Trending
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